Combined can and jar opener.



110.848,691. l EA'EENTED APE. 2, 1907.'

M. SAEVALLA E P. J. ZEIEN.

COMBINED GAN AND JAR OPENEN.

V APPLICATION FILED APB..5. 1906.

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MATTI SARVALLA AND PETER J. ZEIEN, OF DEKALB, ILLINOIS..

COMBINED CAN AND JAR OPENER.

To all whom zlr' may concern:

Be it known that we, MATTI SARVALLA and PETER J. ZEIEN, citizens of theUnited. States, residing at Dekalb, in the county of Dekalb, State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in aCombined Can and Jar Opener; and we do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to combined can and jar openers; and the objectthereof is to provide a compound tool of that nature which will beadapted either to be used in connection with cans of any size or shapeto cut out the -top thereof or with a fruit-j ar of the type having ametallic top to lift said top therefrom. The device is likewise'constructed to admit of its use in connection with jars of any size.

l/Vith these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafterdescribed, specifically pointed out in the claim, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of theimproved compound tool. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 isa central vertical section taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is avertical section taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Similar parts are designated by corresponding reference-numerals in theseveral views.

In the drawings, 6 designates the handle of the compound tool, which is.provided with a screw-threaded stem 7.

The tool proper consists of an upper plate (referred to as a whole bynumeral S) and a lower plate, (designated 9,) the upper plate beingslidably mounted upon said lower plate.

- Plate S is provided, adjacent what may be termed its inner end, with aheaded rivet 10, projecting through plates S and 9 and provided with acollar 11, having an internally-screw-threaded opening through which thescrew-threaded stem 7 ofthe handle of the tool passes. The other end ofplate 8 is provided with the oppositely-disposed claws 12 and with acentering beak or projection 13, located between said claws.

The lower plate 9 is provided with a downward extension 14, rigidlyfastened in any preferred way to handle 6, said extension 14Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 5, 1906.

Patented April 2, 1907.

Serial No. 310,171.

being likewise provided with an opening alining with the opening in thethreaded collar 11 to admit of the passage of the handle-stemtherethrough.

Collar 11 is provided with a shoulder portion 16, extending from itsupper surface through a slot 17, extending longitudinally of plate 9 andproviding a seat for the lower end of rivet 10. It will thus be seenthat by rotating handle 6 in one direction or the other plate S will becorrespondingly moved along the upper face of plate 9 by means of thethreaded connection of its collar 11 with the screw-threaded stem of thehandle, such movement being permitted by means of the shoulder 16 of thecollar 11 traveling in slot 17 of the lower plate, The outer end ofplate 9 is provided with a pair of oppositelyfacing claws 18, bent in adirection opposite to that of claws 12. rlhe under face of said plate islikewise provided with a downwardlyextending V-shaped cutting-blade 19,the opposite edges of which are sharpened to admit of a cutting actionwhen moved in one direction or the other.

A self-drop dog 21 is provided adjacent the inner edge of the upper faceof plate 8, approximately intermediate the inner and outer ends thereof,the under surface of said dog having serrations 22 thereon. A slot 23 isprovided in plate 8 adjacent dog 21 to admit of the same being movedinto contact with the lower plate 9, the upper face of said plateadjacent said slot being likewise serrated, as at 24. The serrations 24are slightly inclined in the direction of the outer end of the tool toadmit of easy movementof the dog thereover when the upper plate is movedoutwardly along the under plate; but when the position of the two platesare adjusted with respect to each other the opposite inclination of theserrations will assist in preventing any further longitudinal movementof said plates.

The claws 12, formed on the plate 8, are used in connection with theoppositely-bent claws 18, formed on the plate 9, in removing the caps offruit and similar jars, the tool being placed across the j ar-cap withthe two sets of claws disposed on opposite sides of the cap. f Thehandle is then rotated to cause the cover to be clamped between theclaws by the movement of the sliding plate, when the cap may beunscrewed by rotating the tool, as will be understood.

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The plate 8, as will be apparent from thc drawings, Inay be regarded asincluding a lower section 25 and a ilat upper section or body portion26, connected therewith by the inclined portion 27, while the plate 9may in like inanner be regarded as includ ing the flat body portion 29and bent portion 28, the

body portions of said plates being in direct i contact with each other,as shown.

It is obvious from the above that the device may be used in connectionin any size or shape of cans and that any-size opening lnay be cuttherein. The device is equally applicable to fruit-j ars of any size.

The operation of the device in both uses will be obvious and it isthought that Jfurther description thereof is unnecessary.

Slight changes inay be inade in the size, material, and construction ofthe various parts and in other Ininor details without departing from thescope of the invention.

What is claiined is- A can-opener comprising a handle provided with athreaded stein; a lower plate rigidly secured to said stein andincluding a flat body portion provided with a slot eX- tendinglongitudinally thereof, the upper face of said plate being serratedadjacent said slot 3 a traveling collar carried by said stein andprovided with a shoulder extending through said slot, an upper plateincluding a Hat body portion movable directly along the upper face ofsaid lower plate in contact therewith and connected with the shoulder onsaid traveling collar, said upper plate being provided with a slotdisposed directly above the slot in said lower plate; a dog pivotallysecured to said upper plate within the slot therein, said dog having aserrated under face adapted to engage the serrated face of said lowerplate, to hold said upper plate in adjusted position; a centering-beakcarried by said upper plate and a cutting-blade carried by the lowerplate. In testnnony whereor1 we aHiX our signatures in presence oi twowitnesses.

,MATTI SARVALLA.

PETER J. ZEIEN lVitnesses:

A. G. KENNEDY, OTTO HENIKKEN.

